The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully raised the orbit of the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft yesterday. In this first orbit raising manoeuvre through Earth-bound firing, the spacecraft was placed in 41,782 into 173 kms orbit.

It means that the Chandrayaan 3 is now rotating Earth in an orbit which is the closest to Earth at 173 km and farthest from it at 41,782 km. ISRO sources said, the spacecraft's health is normal.
 
During its 42 days journey to the Moon, the three other orbit-raising manoeuvres around Earth are planned on 18th, 20th and 25th of July.

The Spacecraft will move towards the Moon on the intervening night of the 31st of July and the 1st of August when the Earth-bound manoeuvres will end and trans-lunar ion will take place.

The spacecraft will be captured by the Moon and the propulsion module will go around the Moon in a 100 km lunar orbit.

The soft landing of the lander and roll out of the rover will happen on the 23rd of August at 5.47 pm. When successful, India will be the fourth country in the world to achieve the feat, following the USSR, the US and China.